The Government of Italy through its Cooperazione Italiana programme have become a main financial donor of the GTOS initiative since 2005. This is part of the overall strategy of Italy of facilitating the flow of environmental data and information in favour of sustainable development. Strengthening the GTOS Secretariat will also allow awareness raising and assessment of the requirements of the various international Conventions and multilateral environmental agreements.

For more details see page 6 of the GTOS Biennial report.

Other GTOS supporters

Numerous organizations have provided support and financial contributions to support GTOS Panels and activities. These include:

Canadian Space Agency
Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
Land Product Validation Subgroup (CEOS)
European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC)
European Space Agency (ESA)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
Government of the Czech Republic
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Remote Sensing Center of China (NRSCC)
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training (START)
University of Maryland, United States of America
University of Tuscia, Italy
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)